<h1>Two countries launch comprehensive economic partnership talks, pursue investment treaty, tax agreement, and stronger security cooperation</h1> Two countries have commenced negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement and are advancing talks on a bilateral investment treaty and a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement to eliminate double taxation, provide tax certainty and boost trade and investment. They agreed to establish a joint working group on trade and investment, identified priority sectors (electronics, petroleum, processed foods, base metals, gems and jewellery, fintech, infrastructure, renewables), and invited sovereign-wealth fund investment. The parties also reaffirmed enhanced defence and security cooperation, intelligence sharing and counterterrorism commitments, and noted growing bilateral trade and significant expatriate populations supporting commercial ties.